Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Clifton, NJ

...that my strengths as a teacher lie in the subjects and practices of communication, editing, reading, writing, grammar and languages. I firmly believe in emboldening my students with strategies that will help unlock their own immense potential and look forward to working with your student to discover and tease out which tools will best serve them, whether it be when navigating the SAT or ACT or when attempting to write sonnets or personal essays for...

Helping fill the pedagogical gaps and providing individual attention are imperative to helping a student achieve academically.

...keen sense of what works and what doesn't. In tutoring, I focus on results, but not to exclusion. I want to provide the student with a meaningful experience. That is to say, I aim to cultivate an appreciation for math, science, and/or the humanities that will last into college and their career. Unwilling to compromise my love for language or my affinity for math and problem solving, I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in...

Passionate and effective English teacher with experience helping students to improve their vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing. Adept in all aspects of activities in the four areas of language learning; speaking, writing, reading and listening. Bringing forth several years of experience, combined with a passion for serving as an efffective educator and helping students to achieve proficiency in the English language.

My name is Jenna and I am a junior presidential scholar at Villanova University. I am pursuing a double major in finance and business analytics and a minor in Spanish as a member of the Honors Program. I am excited to collaborate with students to help them improve their skill sets while increasing their confidence to reach their fullest potential.

...New School for Social Research was my transformative experience. Aside from instructing my four children, all of whom attended Ivy League (or equivalent) institutions, I have coached hundreds of students. Most of them were children of first-generation immigrant parents. While I tutor students in various areas, English, literature, world history, religion and social science are the subjects I love teaching the most. Education provides stability in life, and it's something that no one can ever take...

As a recent graduate from Dartmouth College and ongoing student of the world, I am inspired to grow and to share and to help others find their voice to do the same. When unable to travel in body, I turn to books for adventures through time and space. Ideally, together we will see work as play, countering the mundane with creativity and curiosity.

...to bring this creativity into anything I do. I am a big proponent of thinking outside the box. In tutoring, my motto is "teach a student to fish and they possess improved test-taking skills for a lifetime." Specializing in ACT/SAT test preparation as well as Mathematics, I carry with me, aside from a substantial knowledge of all subjects, a "bag of tricks" made up of pneumonic devices, preparation skills, and exercises in focus/concentration. With any...

Neuroscience Major, Princeton University 2020

...After college, I moved to Los Angeles where I spent three years at as a Senior Writer at Creative Artists Agency's Intelligence Group, contributing to a daily trend newsletter and quarterly lifestyle consumer trend report. My writing experience parlayed into ghostwriting books for other people and freelance writing for media outlets such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, and Thought Catalog, among others. I spent one year in London writing art reviews for exhibitions at...

...with teaching and tutoring, and I absolutely love working with students. I love helping students enjoy the process of learning and studying, because that is a skill and a disposition that they will take with them for the rest of their lives. I spent a year with AmeriCorps tutoring at a middle school in all core subjects as well as ESL courses, and I have also worked at a number of alternative education programs where...

...they need to know to solve the problem, and work with them to solve some problems so they are confident in their abilities. I also do mock test reviews where we (the student and I) think of what questions a teacher may ask and then we practice those problems, this helps the student settle their nerves. Aside from studies I love to do outdoor activities such as hiking trails, playing tennis, and mini golf just...

...a bunch of different genres. Lately I've really gotten into the house music scene that's where the fun is at in Brooklyn, where I live. Studying hard is obviously essential, but so is taking care of yourself. I'm a huge fan of exercise, yoga and meditation. They all help relieve your stress, and help you become more focused and disciplined as a person in general. I can't recommend them highly enough for students, especially if...

...all the methods of science, were already there; man had already perfected the great and incomparable art of reading profitably that first necessity to the tradition of culture, the unity of the sciences". In this vein, I believe that teaching careful and thoughtful reading is one of the most important assets that a pedagogue can give to a student, and simultaneously one that is often lost, particularly at a time when text is consumed in...

...a focus on British and American literature and also minored in Psychology. After working for few years after college, I returned to school at Columbia University where I studied Chemistry, Biology, and Physics on my way to completing a certificate program in premedical studies. Since then, I have worked in several healthcare offices, and I am currently preparing to return to school to complete a nursing program. I have previously tutored students in Chemistry, Biology,...

...to each student's unique learning style, with an emphasis on critical thinking and clear communication. Beyond tutoring, I am deeply interested in literature, publishing, and storytelling in all its forms. I believe that strong reading and writing skills are not just essential for academic success but also for self-expression and understanding the world. My goal is to instill a love of language in my students and equip them with the tools they need to succeed...

...student with an emphasis on history, law, English, social sciences, and test preparation. I have taught history as a college teaching fellow and for two years in a high school classroom. I am familiar with and have taught and tutored both AP, honors, and regular courses. Outside of teaching, I have had the opportunity to work with students applying to attend U.S. colleges. I help with essays, resumes, and other application materials, along with helping...

...from Hunter College. I also have experience teaching guitar as a private guitar instructor and have tutored students in ELA, Social Studies and math in a library setting. I have learned from working with kids that every student is unique and special in their own way, and thus tutoring should be individualized to address the specific needs and interests of each particular student. I also believe a good tutor should try to make learning fun...

...Wake Forest. My primary areas of focus are SAT, Latin, Study Skills and Organization, Critical Reading, Essay Writing, Grammar and Literature. I find out what frustrations students are having and work with them to develop strategies to address their individual needs. In particular, I believe strongly in my writing and critical thinking skills and I believe that I can leverage these strengths to help students improve their own skills. I'm a big sports fan -...

...Since graduation I have been working as a teaching assistant at Fordham High School for the Arts under Blue Engine, an educational service affiliated with Americorps. Even before college I was a teaching assistant, tutor, and mentor to 6-8th graders under the REACH Program for Regis High School which serves academically gifted students whose families are in financial need. Interestingly enough, I too was once a student in the REACH Program. This is where my...